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Re: Importing knives.

Hello,

I own a fine Benchmade Mini Skirmish knife (pictured below) and I'm thinking of taking it with me to the UK. Is it legal to import this knife? I doubt it's legal to carry, but will it even get through the security check at the airport? Should I inform the airport officials that I'm in possession of this knife, if stored in the registered luggage?

I'm afraid it may fall under the definition of a gravity knife, but on the other hand, if you tighten the screws it won't be possible to open it w/o using your thumb.

What do you think? Safe to take with me or should I just leave it at home?

Re: Bringing a knife to the UK

Yeah, but I'm staying in the College, I wonder if it's not considered public place or whatever, since I'm not the possession owner.

If your room is where you live and sleep each night, it is a dwelling, and not a public place.

Danzo is quite correct, in that it is perfectly legal to possess, and to have with you in public if you have good reason.

My recommendation to treat yourself to a UK-legal folding pocket knife for everyday carriage is purely pragmatic - you don't want any aggravation with the constabulary or to spoil your visit to Britain by having to explain your possession of a lock knife to a police officer or magistrate, when for a few pounds you can have something almost as useful, almost as aesthetically pleasing and unlikely to produce any 'imperial entanglements'.

I like SAK alox farmers. An alox bantam 1 would do for what you want, or an alox soldier. Or, bring the Benchmade, but be very careful what you do with it.

Re: Bringing a knife to the UK

I had one landlord that decided to have a little chat

he claimed he'd had a parent one of of the other tennants phone him to complain about me keeping knives in my room. He wouldn't say who had been showing someone round my room without my permission and I got rather annoyed at the invasion of privicy so he quickly gave up.

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Re: Bringing a knife to the UK

Depends how you get yourself and it here.
Euro tunnel bin all locking knives; Even in luggage...found that out with a new strider PT going in the Bin; They were also real close to binning my UKPK....but they were fine with a Douk Douk...its all about how (non Locking) folders look.

Re: Bringing a knife to the UK

Originally Posted by Raoul Duke

Depends how you get yourself and it here.
Euro tunnel bin all locking knives; Even in luggage...found that out with a new strider PT going in the Bin; They were also real close to binning my UKPK....but they were fine with a Douk Douk...its all about how (non Locking) folders look.

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